Décio is a winning horse trainer who works at the Rio de Janeiro’s Jockey Club, where Lena runs an indebted coffee shop that she inherited. Worried about her financial situation and having to take care of her younger brother who is in a wheelchair, Lena never smiles. In love, Décio must overcome his shyness to get close to her, especially with him being only 1.20m tall. He will do anything to get Lena's attention, including becoming a comedian, just so he can see Lena smile.
The film tells the story of Márcio, a young victim of an express kidnapping. For a mistake in a telephone call, the bad guys negotiate with Bruno, a crossword addicted. Thinking that it is just a joke, he decides to enter the "joke" and ends up surprising the kidnappers.